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Latin terms, such as ad fontes and sola fide

Theologians, from Calvin to Torrance

Confessions, such as the Belgic and Westminster

Doctrines, such as atonement and sanctification

Apologists, such as Francis Schaeffer and Cornelius Van Til

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